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Trivia: Musical Terms
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1. A chord comprised of three whole tones resulting in an augmented fourth or diminished fifth.
Fermata
Tritone
Natural
Orchestration
2. Suite of Baroque dances.
Minor
Interlude
Partita
Opus
3. Sliding between two notes.
Cadenza
Glissando
Sharp
Stretto
4. Repetition of a single tone.
Ornaments
Oratorio
Neoclassical
Monotone
5. Dull - monotonous tone such as a humming or buzzing sound. Also a bass note held under a melody.
Drone
Impromptu
Finale
Key
6. Music that is easy to listen to and understand.
Chorus
Accessible
Cantata
Modes
7. A set of five musicians who perform a composition written for five parts.
Counterpoint
Grave
Quintet
Octet
8. To repeat a previous part of a composition generally after other music has been played.
Tessitura
Tritone
Fugue
Reprise
9. Originally an improvised cadence by a soloist. Later it became a written out passage to display performance skills of an instrumentalist or performer.
Rondo
Cadenza
Chorale
Romantic
10. A composition written for nine instruments.
Drone
Beat
Nonet
Rondo
11. Introduction to an opera or other large musical work.
Minor
Renaissance
Octet
Overture
12. The interval between two notes. Three whole tones and one semitone make up the distance between the two notes.
Chant
Fifth
Whole note
Round
13. A form of music written for marching in two-step time. Originally the march was used for military processions.
Ligature
Polyphony
March
Quintet
14. A book of text containing the words of an opera.
Libretto
Expressionism
Key signature
Octave
15. A set of seven musicians who perform a composition written for seven parts.
Scordatura
Klangfarbenmelodie
Septet
Tutti
16. A canon where the melody is sung in two or more voices. After the first voice begins - the next voice starts singing after a couple of measures are played in the preceding voice. All parts repeat continuously.
Development
March
Round
Rubato
17. The keyboard of a stringed instrument.
Conductor
Medley
Voice
Clavier
18. A rhythmic succession of musical tones - a melody for instruments and voices.
Key
Tune
Accelerando
Cavatina
19. Refers to any great composer - conductor - or teacher of music.
Clavier
Capriccio
Maestro
Soprano
20. A set of four musicians who perform a composition written for four parts.
Sharp
Quartet
Stretto
Capriccio
21. Sliding between two notes.
Quintet
Serenade
Glissando
Tablature
22. A set of six musicians who perform a composition written for six parts.
Octave
Pizzicato
Sextet
Allegro
23. A solo concert with or without accompaniment.
Recital
Accelerando
Chorale
Harmony
24. Pertaining to the fugue - the overlapping of the same theme or motif by two or more voices a few beats apart.
Galliard
Introduction
Operetta
Stretto
25. The first section of a movement written in sonata form - introducing the melodies and themes.
Cantabile
Tone
Drone
Exposition
26. A piece of music played at the end of a recital responding to the audiences enthusiastic reaction to the performance - shown by continuous applause.
Trill
Modulation
Encore
Voice
27. A sequence of songs - perhaps on a single theme - or with texts by one poet - or having continuos narrative.
Song cycle
Treble
Monotone
Obbligato
28. Music of a particular form consisting of four movements. Each of the movements differ in tempo - rhythm - and melody; but are held together by subject and style.
Sonata
Grandioso
Staccato
Da Capo
29. A dance written in triple time - where the accent falls on the first beat of each measure.
Cantabile
Piano
Chord
Waltz
30. Primary theme or subject that is developed.
Homophony
Deceptive cadence
Classicism
Motif
31. Three to four movement orchestral piece - generally in sonata form.
Symphony
Song cycle
Musicology
Ostinato
32. A period in history during the 18th and early 19th centuries where the focus shifted from the neoclassical style to an emotional - expressive - and imaginative style.
Fifth
Progression
Romantic
Pitch
33. To hold a tone or rest held beyond the written value at the discretion of the performer.
Elegy
Fermata
Timbre
Tritone
34. A composition whose style is simple and idyllic; suggestive of rural scenes.
Glee
Pastoral
Baroque
Development
35. Group of singers in a chorus.
Classical
Presto
Choir
Quartet
36. The first section of a movement written in sonata form - introducing the melodies and themes.
Temperament
Exposition
Tonality
Requiem
37. Two or more voices or instruments playing the same note simultaneously.
Staff
Virtuoso
Polytonality
Unison
38. The interval between two notes. Two whole tones and one semitone make up the distance between the two notes.
System
Glee
Fourth
Gregorian Chant
39. Often used in overtures - a composition that uses passages from other movements of the composition in its entirety.
Medley
Octave
Scale
Partita
40. Includes all twelve notes of an octave.
Chromatic scale
Chord
Scherzo
Grazioso
41. A symbol in sheet music a direction to play energetically.
Vibrato
Rubato
Glee
Energico
42. The unit of musical rhythm.
Introduction
Beat
Expressionism
Soprano
43. In sheet music - a symbol at the beginning of the staff defining the pitch of the notes found in that particular staff.
Clef
Neoclassical
Counterpoint
Chord progression
44. A musical theme given to a particular idea or main character of an opera.
Serenade
Operetta
Concerto
Leitmotif
45. The seventh note of the scale where there is a strong desire to resolve on the tonic.
Treble
Chord progression
Contralto
Leading note
46. The period of music history which dates from the mid 1700's to mid 1800's. The music was spare and emotionally reserved - especially when compared to Romantic and Boroque music.
Refrain
Whole note
Sonatina
Classical
47. A musical composition written solely to improve technique. Often performed for artistic interest.
Etude
Scordatura
Libretto
Obbligato
48. A hymn sung by the choir and congregation often in unison.
Sextet
Chorale
Legato
Voice
49. Made up of five horizontal parallel lines and the spaces between them on which musical notation is written.
Cadenza
Staff
Serenade
Interpretation
50. The interval between two notes. Three whole tones and one semitone make up the distance between the two notes.
Tutti
Fifth
Elegy
Resonance